Ernest Bingley Wins Over Castle Guests In Dramatic Ball
Ernest Bingley receives unexpected praise after a bold entrance at the castle ball. He recalls Rosa and Charles the fox cub as he navigates nearly falling from a tree, a dance with Rosa, and a rousing reception from nobles who hail him the luckiest guy in the world. An American-visitor pair awaits Crump’s note as the chapter closes.
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Ernest
Rosa
Ernest Bingley
Earl of Bingley
Hhis Tower
Charles
Bingity
Nursie
Crump
Doctor Dafoe
Fin McCool
Don
Bingley
Sloat
Ivanhoe
45 & Man
Duke of Beddingdon
Lesters Wall
Duff-Hooper
Farmer fined after shooting rare white rhino in Zululand
A South African farmer was fined 200 for shooting a white rhinoceros that wandered onto his farm near BabanAng Zululand. He described startled natives calling him to the animals as they approached and he fired ten shots until the larger rhino fell, two rare beasts grazing with cattle.
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South Africa
Zululand
Babanang
New Furnace To Run Weeks Without Attention Reported
Dr E R Weidlein director of the Mellon Institute told trustees about a new thracite heating system that can operate for weeks at a time without attention. The device promises relief after a season of coal stoking.
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Mellon Institute
E. R. Weidlein
Britain grants first million workers paid holiday
The article notes that for the first time a million workers in Britain will receive pay during a holiday this year. It discusses concessions intended to improve relations between employers and employees, and between capital and labor, signaling a shift in labor policy.
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Britain
Prospector Burns Fortune From Swaziland Shaft
A. M. Burnett, a 60 year old prospector in Swaziland, announced in Durban that he found a long lost pocket of gold at Devil's Reef near Pigg's Peak. He banked about 90000 dollars in two months while continuing to dig, after initially discovering signs of gold in the shaft and its roof.
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Swaziland
Durban
South Africa
A. M. Burnett
Devil's Reef
Pigg’s Peak District
Burnett
Queen’s private tea parties praised for relaxed tone
The Queen’s private tea parties are far less stiff than suburban hostesses events. Guests know each other and mixing comes easy. The hostess dispenses with formal ceremonial behavior and avoids the crowd watching or listening when she speaks, unlike royal garden parties.
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Richard Connell
Earl
Captain Duff-Hooper
Vienna Wood
Strauss
Lady Rosa
America
Otis Wyncoop
Master Wyncoop
Clara
Martha Phelps
W. J. Tracy
Toronto
Vancouver
Calgary
Winnipeg
Montreal
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